Not exact matches
Special Developmental Exercises (SDE)-- exercises that share the same muscles, same systems, and multiple movement characteristics of the competitive movement e.g. the
barbell half
jump squat with low to moderate weights will have a very high degree of specificity to
jumping.
Some good examples of this are using a dumbbell when your doing tornado
squat jumps, using a small
barbell with doing walking lunges, or a medicine ball when doing an assortment of core work.
Maybe that means perfecting your front
squats, building up explosiveness with box
jumps and plyo lunges, or getting comfortable stabilizing a
barbell overhead.
This is performed exactly as it sounds — drop down into a
squat with a
barbell, and then
jump up and get some air.
Another type of training that seems to increase GH is more «explosive» types of exercises such as
squat jumps, lunge
jumps, or something like
barbell power cleans or
barbell clean and press.
Barbell squats while balancing on a stability ball, single - arm - single - leg - rotating - kettlebell - clean - with -
jump - press - into - handstand - push - ups, etc are little more than overly - complicated, dangerous circus acts that are not only impossible to master, but also prevents proper progression and intensity which limits any beneficial results you would get.
I would spend my afternoons in the box (that's the name of the gym in CrossFit) and without realizing it, I entered a world of
barbells, kettlebells,
squats and box
jumps.
Warm up routine includes: 2 × 12 - 15 clean and press (60 - second rest) 1 × 10
jump squat / box
jump (30 - second rest) 1 × 10 plyo (hand clap) push - up (30 - second rest) 1 × 12 bent - over
barbell or dumbbell row (60 - second rest)
There would of course be significant accessory work, depending on the athlete's goals - a powerlifter may then perform significantly more
barbell based posterior chain work, a track cyclist would move to Olympic
squats or depth
jumps, while a bodybuilder or recreational athlete may move to individual isolations.
Since free weight exercises performed on the ground (like
barbell squats) are most similar in terms of stability requirements to athletic ability tests (like vertical
jumps), this also explains why free weights could indeed be described as «just right» in terms of external load stability, and therefore transfer most effectively to sport.